Nov. 8, 2007
Box Score
DAYTON, Ohio - In front a record crowd of over 1800 cheering fans in the University of Dayton's Frerick's Center the Xavier volleyball team fell, 3-0, to the No. 16 UD Flyers Thursday evening. The Musketeers were led by sophomore Kelly Ruth with 14 kills and sophomore Lauren Kaminsky with 13 digs. Xavier moves to 21-8 overall and 10-2 in Atlantic 10 play while the Flyers improve to 27-1 overall and 11-1 in conference action.
The first game started off with a service error by the Flyers and the Musketeers gained a two-point advantage, 5-3, off back-to-back kills. UD tied the frame at five apiece and would take a two-point lead of its own at 10-8. Dayton increased its lead to four, 15-11, and Xavier decided to take a minute to talk it over. Out of the break XU used a 4-1 run off the serving of freshman Claire Paszkiewicz to tie the frame at 16-all but UD scored the next two to retake the lead.
After trading several points, a kill by sophomore Hillary Otte knotted the game at 22-22. Otte brought the score even, 25-25, by smashing a kill. The Flyers would go up by two but the advantage was erased. Xavier retook the lead, 28-27, when a Flyer hit the ball out of bounds and it was UD's turn to take a timeout. Dayton scored the next point and XU called for a break. The first game would go beyond the normal 30 points as a team must win by two with Dayton finally reaching that margin of victory, 33-31.
Xavier scored the first point of game two before giving up seven straight to Dayton as the Flyers took a 7-1 lead into an XU timeout. UD would get three more before a kill by senior Jenni Horvath earned XU sideout to set the score at 10-3 in favor of the Flyers. The Musketeers used their second timeout but the Flyers then used a 4-1 run to expand their lead to 10, 15-5. After a kill by Quayle, UD broke open the game scoring seven consecutive points to hold a 15 point advantage.
The Musketeers retaliated with four unanswered points to cut the lead to 11, 22-11, causing Dayton to use its first timeout of the frame. Although XU notched the next point, UD got the serve back and rattled off five straight. The Musketeers used a 5-0 run of their own to send Dayton into a timeout and then scored another point out of the break. It would not be enough as the Flyers took game two, 30-18.
Dayton headed into the third frame with a two game advantage and scored the first point of the game. An assisted block by Quayle and Horvath put the Musketeers up one, 3-2, and after two consecutive kills XU was up three, 7-4. The Flyers were able to tie the game at 12 apiece and then took the lead, 13-12, after a kill by Jamie-Lee Richards. UD went up by three, 18-15, and XU called a timeout.
The Flyers went up by four, 24-20, before a kill from Ruth gave the Musketeers sideout but were unable to keep it alive. Two straight Dayton points lead to a Xavier timeout and Paszkiewicz recorded a kill to pull XU to within four. It would not be enough. Dayton tallied three straight to take the game, 30-23, and the match, 3-0.
Dayton was led by Richards with 23 kills and Adrienne Green with 17 digs.
The Musketeers return to action Friday night when they play host to the Rhode Island Rams for "Senior Night." First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. in Cintas Center. Please continue to check www.GOXAVIER.com for the latest updates and results.
